Police seeking help to find missing man near Pioneer – North-East Tasmania
Police are seeking assistance from the public to help locate missing man Sean (pronounced Seen) Irwin Mansell, 52, of Launceston. Mr Mansell was visiting a friend on a block of land at Swain Hill, near Pioneer in the state’s North East, over the weekend. He left that address on foot on Monday morning 11…
Tasmanian man to be extradited from QLD to face drug trafficking and firearms charges
As part of a Tasmania Police operation, a Tasmanian man based in Queensland was arrested today and will be extradited to Tasmania on Wednesday to face drug trafficking and firearms charges. Officers from Tasmania Police’s Drug Investigation Services travelled to Queensland and with the assistance of the Queensland Police Service, arrested the 29-year-old man at…
Appeal for witnesses – Traffic Crash
Police are investigating a traffic crash that occurred on the Esk Hwy west of the Fingal Township on Monday 11 June 2018 at about 11:15 am. The vehicles involved were a white 2016 Mazda BT-50 and a red 2010 Toyota Camry. At the time of the crash there was believed to be other vehicles in…
Motorcycle confiscated following high speed detection, Bass Highway, Penguin
On Monday the 11th of June 2018, ending the long weekend period, Western District Road and Public Order Services personnel conducted a 3 hour traffic operation on the Bass Highway near Penguin, targeting speeding offences. As a result of the operation, police detected 18 motorists exceeding the 110 km/h speed limit. Two of those motorists…
Reckless Driving – Trailbike – Launceston CBD – 2 June 2018
Tasmania Police would like to speak with any witnesses who observed a yellow trailbike being ridden in a reckless manner through the Launceston CBD, on the evening of Saturday 2 June 2018. The rider initially evaded police but was located and apprehended a short time later in the Launceston CBD. The 24 year old male…
Reminder to Road Users To Drive Safely This Long Weekend
As the Queen’s Birthday long weekend draws to a close, Tasmania Police wish to remind motorists travelling on Tasmanian roads to drive safely and within the posted speed limits. Their call has come about as a result of two significant speed detections in southern Tasmania this morning. The first being an 18 year old provisional…
Man charged with Hobart crime spree and ram raid at jeweller
Hobart CIB detectives last night charged a 24-year-old Mornington man with the ram raid at Claudia Jewellers in Sandy Bay earlier this week. Police allege the man committed numerous crimes in the greater Hobart area between 29 May and 9 June including burglaries & stealing’s and motor vehicle stealing’s. Police will allege that the man…
Man arrested in connection with ram raid at Sandy Bay jewellers
A 24-year-old Mornington man is in police custody assisting with enquiries in relation to the ram raid robbery at Claudia Jewellers on Tuesday. As part of their ongoing investigation, around 10:30am this morning police arrested the man driving a stolen motor vehicle in the Risdon Vale area. He remains in police custody assisting with a…
Wanted New South Wales pair to face extradition hearing
A man and a woman from New South Wales will face an extradition hearing in the Devonport Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The man (aged 30) and the woman (aged 31) appeared in court this afternoon after they were arrested yesterday by Tasmania Police in a targeted operation on the North West Coast. They were remanded…
Man charged with stealing from Taxi Subsidy Scheme
Tasmania Police Fraud & e-Crime detectives have charged a 30 year old Lenah Valley man with stealing and fraud offences relating to the State Government’s Taxi Subsidy Scheme. Following a collaborative 3 month investigation with the Department of State Growth, police allege the man defrauded the scheme of around $50,000 over a 10 month period.…